First in person conference in the books: a Recap

I was pumped about in person conferences again and just in time to fly with no masks and have the conference have no masks. (putting aside if this is a good idea or not)


Here is what was awesome:

  1. meeting my team in person
  2. Feeling the energy of in person events.
  3. Having a company card and buying all the food/ drinks I need
  4. Going out to SICK dinners + drinks + shenanigans with the COO and CEO
  5. Insanity at the open bars


Here is what sucked:

  1. talking to all the sutpid people that come up to the booth
  2. Flying.
  3. Being at the booth
  4. Having to attend sessions
  5. Annoying people in general
  6. Anything related to the conference


I love industry conferences for all the reasons except for the conference part.....


Cant wait for my next one! ๐Ÿ˜‚


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CuriousFox
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My feelings wouldn't be hurt if I never had to attend one of these events ever again.
techsales
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Enterprise Account Executive
Same. I literally have nightmares about doing anything in person, let alone a conference
E_Money
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Flying was a negative? Sounds like you need to upgrade those seats my friend
TennisandSales
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Head Of Sales
i 100% agree. Still trying to get my company to pay for ANYING besides basic economy ๐Ÿ˜‚ . I also need to pick better flights. trying to catch a 6am flight out of a big airport was NOT a smart idea haha.ย 
E_Money
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lol yeah not making it easy on yourself there.
peachykeen
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sae e-commerce
I enjoy conferences/networking events. Itโ€™s a nice social aspect and change of pace to the everyday. Especially if you fly somewhere. Like a mini trip. And, easiest way to make connections and get face time that you otherwise may struggle to schedule in.
TennisandSales
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Head Of Sales
I generally agree. Itโ€™s like a little trip where i go somewhere new and get a bunch of free foodโ€ฆ.all good! Until i have to stand by the booth ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
Sunbunny31
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Sr Sales Executive ๐Ÿฐ
TL:DR:ย  The conference was great, except for the conference part.
TennisandSales
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Head Of Sales
nailed it. ๐Ÿ˜‚
Pachacuti
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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
Flying should be better now that the mask crap has been lifted. I did my first conference in 2 years and had to wear a mask on the flight, except when I was eating which happened to be 90% of the time. Itโ€™s amazing how long it can take to eat a small bag of pretzels.

Second conference is next week.
TennisandSales
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Head Of Sales
hahah i did the same on the way to CO. that big bad of sour patch kids REALLY came in clutch ๐Ÿ˜‚
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